FreeBSD Logo Contest Winner Announced 404
Saint Aardvark writes "Earlier this year, the FreeBSD people announced a competition to design a new logo. Welp, the winner has been announced, and you can check out the new logo. Congratulations to Anton K. Gural on the spiffy work!"
Simple yet... (Score:5, Funny)
As an occultist network admin, (Score:4, Funny)
As for your light-hearted use of "devilishly", you are an insensitive clod!
Re:Simple yet... (Score:5, Insightful)
Now I can't look at the beastie without thinking "Double-donger on a balloon"
Re:Simple yet... (Score:3, Funny)
Pokemon? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Pokemon? (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Pokemon? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Pokemon? (Score:2)
Of course, Mac OS X does have a BSD layer (if you install it).
Re:Pokemon? (Score:2, Insightful)
Actually it looks more like the sort of logo you'd find on an IM or P2P app (they all seem to be using that style of logo). It just looks amateurish.
On the flip side, the old logo (though fun) was terribly amateurish, and impeded taking the OS seriously. Then again, Linux was taken seriously in spite of the goofy penguin.
Re:Pokemon? (Score:2)
Re:Pokemon? (Score:2, Informative)
Actually, beastie is still the mascot, and this new thing is the logo.
From the competition home page [freebsd.org]:
Beastie will continue to represent the FreeBSD Project as our mascot. We won't kill Beastie. The closest logo-like thing that we have now is shown below, and we are looking for other options to be used like there. The new logo design may or may not include Beastie, or even a stylized representation.
Re:Pokemon? (Score:3, Insightful)
Actually, it looks very slick and professionally designed. A geek in their bedroom with a ray-tracing package and a copy of GIMP could have produced something similar that would nevertheless have lacked the important 'professional' touch.
Perhaps what you were thinking was that it doesn't project *quite* the right image for FreeBSD?
To me, it's really bit
Re:Pokemon? (Score:5, Funny)
Jessie: "We are here to put a stop to your open source with the power of love and monolopy!"
Ash: "I call on you BeeEssDeemon!"
BeeEssDeemon: "Bee ess dee! Bee ess dee!"
Ash: "Use BSD License attack!"
James: "Call forth Flamewaramon! Use 'No GPL license is better' counter attack!"
Ash: "But you forgot! BeeEssDeemon has resistance to all moderation and instantly gets 5+ while Flarewamon will get -1 troll!"
*big explosion with Team Racketeer flying off into the sky with comedic effect*
And no I don't watch that much Pokemon.
Re:Pokemon? (Score:2)
Re:Pokemon? (Score:4, Funny)
It reminds me of Pom Pom from Homestar Runner [homestarrunner.com]
.My thoughts (Score:2)
I like it. (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:I like it. (Score:4, Interesting)
I kind-of like the new logo, but I thought the point was to get rid of the demonic look. What has short horns and is red? Sure, I know what the old logo looks like, but I wonder what the uninitiated will think this is? You know people try to identify shapes.
Huh... (Score:3, Insightful)
"The new FreeBSD: less character, more sheen"
b.
Re:Huh... (Score:2, Informative)
*sighs* Essentially the moronic end of chrisitianity protests against anything they associate with Satanism.
The beastie was deemed satanistic by some of these morons who proceeded to start protests against the BSDs, and even Apple.
Here's an amusing annecdote [lemis.com]
Choice quote:
And here's Family First coming down on Apple [politechbot.com]
Moro
Re: (Score:2)
Re:Huh... (Score:4, Insightful)
And here I always thought Slashdotters prided themselves on their "skepticism". I guess skepticism takes a back-seat when you get a juicy opportunity to wave your prejudices about.
Re:Huh... (Score:2)
1) Lighten up man, not everyone who mentions Texas tangentially is attacking your state*
2) I said the first link was "an amusing annecdote"
3) Look at the date (and timezone) of the second story
* Texas sucks
Re:Huh... (Score:3, Funny)
Isn't that something you should keep between you and tpgp? TMI!
Great! (Score:5, Insightful)
Juicer? (Score:2, Interesting)
Has anyone else noticed how popular the "shiny orb" look has become recently? There are a lot of places now using the "shiny round button" as their logo. Weird.
Re:Juicer? (Score:2)
Re:Juicer? (Score:3, Funny)
But, but ... how can you go wrong with "shiny orb" technology?
..... shiny"? Once a day at least, I'm betting.
You've got your shiny. We all love shiny don't we? I mean, how often do you stop dead in your tracks throughout a week and say "Mmmmmm
And you've got your orb. Nice, pleasing, round, no sharp edges to catch your shins on. Who feels threat
So why in the devil is /. still using the old logo (Score:3, Funny)
I guess Cowboy Neal hasn't cleared the trademark permissions yet.
Next
1) red
2) grey
3) black
4) white
5) orange
6) CowboyNeal
Re:So why in the devil is /. still using the old l (Score:2)
Mirr or. (Score:2, Informative)
Coral Link (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Coral Link (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Coral Link (Score:2)
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/921 [userscripts.org]
Please tell me they weren't running FreeBSD (Score:2)
Re:Coral Link (Score:2)
I'm very interested to see the others. Even though I'm not sure yet how I feel about that logo itself, I'm really impressed by the completeness of Anton's work.
The font is awesome, IMHO, and I'd just love to have that "handbook" sit on my shelf (even though I don't run FreeBSD, for obvious reasons - it can't even stand a slash-beating! *ducks*)
It's really good to see Open Source projects take branding seriously, and even better that they are able to acquire the talent of su
Tron Bit (Score:5, Funny)
It's the daemonic counterpart of Bit from the movie Tron [google.com].
Re:Tron Bit (Score:2)
Re:Tron Bit (Score:5, Funny)
So does that make it the Evil Bit?
hideous (Score:5, Interesting)
I feel this logo has the most meaning only to those familiar with the previous logo (the beastie). A random person on the street (or in the boardroom) will not have a clue. And that's not good. For instance, why is the "horned ball" turned slightly? Just to show off perspective? To emulate the perspective of the previous logo? Why not just show the logo head-on, with symmetrical horns? Look at the black and white version. It looks like a drawing from a geometry textbook. A logo should be as minimal and simple as the font used to write the letters next to it.
I do like the font though. If the word FreeBSD were larger, and the logo smaller, I think it would look better, at least at the example I'm looking at.
Oh well. Anything is better than than the beastie from a corporate point of view, although this new one is utterly plastic and lifeless.
Re:hideous (Score:5, Funny)
Four-dimensional logos however, they give me dreams of forests made of glass.
Re:hideous (Score:2)
That of course leads to being chased by a midget, a crazy bitch, and Brent Spiner...
Threshold [cbs.com]
Totally (Score:2)
Agree, they are so 00s
Re:hideous (Score:2)
You mean you want logos like this [opm.gov]?
Personally, I like the 3-dimensional shiny brushed metal icons. Computer graphics have an easy time drawing these types of images; they are very simple as far as their composition and they scale easily (they are actually simple 2-D ima
Re:hideous (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:hideous (Score:2)
But you'll notice that even they have stopped using their 3d glossy logo in most places, and pretty much use just a flat solid color apple now (which BTW, is what they used to tell their dealers and partners to use).
So, if you are going to copy a trend, try to do it before the guy who started it moves on.
Re:hideous (Score:2)
Meaning 5 real years?... not, e.g., Internet years (a.k.a. months)? AFAIK, that's an eternity...
Re:hideous (Score:2)
"horned ball" (Score:5, Funny)
Re:hideous (Score:2)
In other words, what makes this logo great is its adaptability - it remains easily recognizable while suitable for a range of products (be it advocacy products like tshirts or
9 years behind... (Score:2)
As winner he will receive.... (Score:2, Funny)
Well... (Score:3, Interesting)
1) Professional
2) Artsy
3) Modern
on the downside:
1) Bland
2) Soulless
3) Lacks Flavor
4) Lacks Style
Re:Well... (Score:2)
Re:Well... (Score:2)
2) Soulless
3) Lacks Flavor
4) Lacks Style"
Perfect for corporations. Should be a big hit with the pointy hair types. BSD had just crossed over to the dilbert zone.
Re:Well... (Score:5, Funny)
Good... I'm not the only one who licked it.
I like the old (Score:2)
Pokemon? (Score:2, Funny)
Why? (Score:2)
I don't like it (Score:2, Insightful)
How will she dress up as this new logo !? (Score:5, Interesting)
Oh ya [spilth.org]
Re:How will she dress up as this new logo !? (Score:3, Informative)
The things to do for a shot like this are:
Re:How will she dress up as this new logo !? (Score:2)
Re:How will she dress up as this new logo !? (Score:3, Informative)
Ceren may have put on weight but she is still gorgeous [couchsurfing.com].
I hope... (Score:2)
Re:I hope... (Score:2)
OMG! You Killed Beastie! (Score:2)
It looks WAY better than the old one... (Score:2)
Re:It looks WAY better than the old one... (Score:2)
*facade
façade
Beastie (the Daemon) is NOT GOING ANYWHERE (Score:5, Insightful)
A lot of people seem to have trouble grasping the concept here, so perhaps this will help.
There is a difference between a mascot and a logo.
Think about McDonalds. Their logo is a giant 'M'. Their mascot is a scary kiddy-fiddling clown thing. The giant 'M' has changed over time, but Ronald McDonald is still the same freakish evil clown.
The Daemon mascot is going nowhere.
Jeebus.
Just wondering (Score:2)
To me it looks like a Chaos Toy that you'd kick around on the floor with the horns causing it to caroom off in unexpected directions.
What it does not do for me is make me think of BSD Lnix when I see it.
Re:Just wondering (Score:2)
Slashdotted? (Score:2)
Re:Slashdotted? (Score:2)
Just dosn't work for me. (Score:2)
Personally, I liked the Daemon... (Score:2)
Yeah, it sucks... (Score:2)
No, I don't like it one bit...
But if that is the worst democracy ever does to FreeBSD, I can probably learn to live with it.
Poul-Henning
What about the trident ? (Score:2)
let's see the other submissions! (Score:4, Interesting)
Christian Zealots "Not Pleased" (Score:2)
Netcraft confirms it... (Score:2)
Yuck (Score:2)
argh (Score:2)
Kick ass logo (Score:3, Insightful)
Depressing i-macish BS logo (Score:2)
I admire their artist - Ty Semanka? - who could also do nice Hawaii shirts, thus expressing the same relaxed art that was so nice about the old McKusick daemon renderings (a lot of little guys with fork running around light balls, symbolizing processes) or the friendly Hosokawa daemon in sneakers.
This is so corporate apple style without heart and artificial coolness.
Regards,
Marc
Keep the little guy (Score:3, Insightful)
Can we talk? Nothing is going to stop the evangelical crowd from saying the OS is the spawn of satan if they get it into their minds to think so. What's the use of pandering?
I guess... (Score:3, Funny)
I Speak For Myself When I Say..... (Score:3, Insightful)
I am sickened by the amount of foothold this has gotten in the U.S. since oh, 2000 or so.
horrible (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Beastie... (Score:5, Informative)
Re:It really is dead :/ (Score:4, Funny)
It's not dead! It's KIRBY!
Coral Cache link... (Score:4, Informative)
I, for one, welcome... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:ImageShack mirror (Score:2)
Re:wtf (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Now that I've seen the logo, it sucks even more (Score:2)
11:17AM up 439 days, 1:57, 1 user, load averages: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00
Yep, mere days.
Who knew feeding the trolls could be so fun and educational?
Re:The logo looks like... (Score:2)
Re:BSD Rorschach test? (Score:2)
Re:BSD Rorschach test? (Score:5, Funny)
People that drink water while reading that comment spit.
Re:/.'d (Score:2)